HOME SALES: Local real estate market continued an historical drop in 2023
by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach home sales sharply declined in 2023, dropping from 322 sales in 2022 to 253 last year, while median sale price also dropped from $3.1 to $2.8 million. The decrease in sales, based on sales data reported to the Multiple Listing Service database, continues a precipitous two-year drop from 518 sales […]
“American Star” – At sea [MOVIE REVIEW]
Inspired to create a film noir that would harken back to the days of the silent anti-hero, director Gonzalo López-Gallego and writer Nacho Faerna have constructed all the necessary elements. Inscrutable hitman? Check. Femme fatale? Check. Isolated location? Check. The pieces are all there but, in the end, don’t entirely work. It isn’t just the […]